Serve Air Cargo (V6, Kinshasa N'Djili) took delivery of its first B737-800(SF), N138TS (msn 30516), at Kinshasa N'Djili in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on June 4, 2023, according to ch-aviation research.
The 21-year-old freighter was formerly operated by Air China (CA, Beijing Capital) as B-2672 prior to P2F conversion, ch-aviation fleets data reveals. ADS-B data shows it was ferried from Jinan (China) to the DRC via Macau International, Dhaka (Bangladesh), and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
Incorporated on January 5, 1993, by founder and Chief Executive Officer Harish Jagtani, the Congolese cargo specialist has a fleet of nine aircraft, including five in-house Boeing jets including B727-200(F)s and a quartet of B737-300(F)s - of which two are owned, and two are leased from AerCap.
From its Kinshasa hub, Serve Air Cargo serves Goma, Lubumbashi, Mbuji Mayi, Kananga, Kisangani, Beni, Isiro, Kindu, Bukavu, Butembo, Bunia, and Kalemie, according to the company website. Services include courier, express mail, air freight, special cargo, charter flights and live animal transports.